How Sleepy Are You? Find Out By Taking The Epworth Sleepiness Scale Questionnaire
HOW SLEEPY ARE YOU?
How likely are you to doze off or fall asleep in the following situations, in contrast to feeling just tired? (Choose the one selection that best describes your chance of dozing off for each situation.)
0 = would never doze 3 = moderate chance of dozing
1 = slight chance of dozing 4 = high chance of dozing
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Chance of Dozing
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1. Sitting and reading
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2. Watching TV
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3. Sitting, inactive in a public place (example: in a theatre or at a meeting)
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4. Riding as a passenger in a car for an hour without a break
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5. Lying down to rest in the afternoon when circumstances permit
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6. Sitting down and talking with someone
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7. Sitting quietly after a lunch that did not include any alcoholic beverages
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8. Sitting in a car while stopped for a few minutes at a traffic light
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TOTAL UP YOUR POINTS Total:
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0 – 9 points: Suggests that you may not be suffering from excessive sleepiness
10 – 32 points: Suggests that you may need further evaluation by a physician to find the cause of your excessive sleepiness and whether you have an underlying sleep disorder.
Reference: Johns MW. A new method for measuring daytime sleepiness: the Epworth Sleepiness Scale. Sleep 1991;14:540-545
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THE EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE
Find Out by Taking the Epworth Sleepiness Scale Questionnaire
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